used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
allowancenounUS /əˈlaʊəns/
an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
atmosphericadjectiveUS /ˌætməˈsferɪk/
relating to or located in the atmosphere
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
burnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
candlesnounUS /ˈkændəlz/
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
cannot
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From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
disturbancesnounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbənsəz/
plural of “disturbance” — activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
Evelyn's
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From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
GEO
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From this reading --GEO.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
MEREDITHnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading MEREDITH.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
rarefiedadjectiveUS /ˈrerəfaɪd/
having low density
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading SHE SHALL UNDERSTAND.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE SHALL UNDERSTAND.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
in the direction of
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading SHE SHALL UNDERSTAND.
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
be dressed in
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "The light of every soul burns upward; but we are all candles in a wind; and due allowance must be made for atmospheric disturbances."
zealnounUS /ziːl/
a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
From this reading Certain souls, like certain bodies, cannot breathe for long at a stretch the rarefied atmosphere of the heights; and towards the end of the second week Evelyn's zeal began to wear thin.
